The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes that Make America Great is a compilation of recipes from over seventy chefs collected and edited by Leyla Moushabeck. These showcase favorite recipes and flavors brought to America from around the world including Kushari from Brenda Abdelall, Beef Noodle Soup (Pho Bo) from Charles Phan, Coconut Dream Fish from Ziggy Marley,…

British Columbia from Scratch: Recipes for Every Season, written by Denise Marchessault and Caroline West, features the region’s diverse local foods presented in new and unique ways. Highlights include Crab Cakes with Cilantro Mint Sauce, Coffee Ice Cream, Cranberry-Fig Pulled Pork, Raspberry Truffle Cakes, Smoked Duck with Autumn Salad, Gnocchi in a Parmesan Sauce with Roasted…

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and bake together with the same ingredient or theme each month. This month we celebrate National Grilled Cheese Month by serving up sandwiches. Posting day is always the first Wednesday. If you are a blogger and would like to participate in the next Foodie…

While visiting Orlando a couple of months ago, we stayed at POP Century on Disney. Here is an overview of our stay and a recipe for Shrimp Pesto Pizza. Here are other posts from our trip: Epcot, Downtown Disney, Magic Kingdom, Universal Orlando Part 1, Legoland Florida, and Animal Kingdom. This was our first time…

I love cucumbers, especially with they are tossed in vinegar and spices. These Sweet and Sour Cucumbers are cut into thin noodles and combined with red onion, vinegar, sugar, and sesame seeds. You can also add some crushed red pepper flakes. I don’t like a lot of heat and omitted it, but did sprinkle a…

Pizza is one of Chad and Evan’s favorite foods, so I try to make it fairly often. I love finding new varieties. This White Pizza with Chicken and Fresh Herbs was a great one to trim down some of my herbs before the end of summer. The base is a white Parmesan sauce with roasted…

With Memorial Day weekend and summer nearing, I am excited about all the seasonal produce! I have received a watermelon in my CSA box the past couple of weeks. Most of my bookmarked watermelon recipes involve beverages, so this watermelon salad definitely stood out. Karpouzi Me Feta is a Greek salad combining watermelon with feta…

With summer quickly approaching, I have been searching for recipes for Chad to test out on the grill each weekend. When our CSA included grapefruit, cherry tomatoes, and bell peppers, it seemed the perfect time to try these Citrus Beef Skewers out. The marinade includes olive oil, white wine, garlic, grapefruit juice, and thyme. I…